The Settlers

When my Dad got his for Christmas that was the last he saw of it, because I became hooked. ====What Kind Of Game?==== I would say it's mainly a strategy game, and one that involves a lot of patients. iIt can be played either as a single or two player game. You have control of a group of people - settlers - and tell them what to build and where. It's controlled by the mouse. ====The Aim==== Very simply to defeat your opponents and take over their land! Sounds easy I know but it takes a lot of hard work. ====Settings==== There are various ways of playing this game: Training Here ...  Read the complete review

The Settlers was one of my favourite games on the Amiga, or at least one of the ones that I spent longest playing - although mainly because each game could last hours and hours. It was kind of by accident that it ended up in my possession in the first place anyway, coming on a compilation pack that contained the superb Cannon Fodder, which I had gone out that day to purchase and not found anywhere OTHER than on this 4 game pack. Well, unwilling to go home empty handed I shelled out the little extra cash and bought the compilation pack and fell in love with both Cannon Fodder and the game under review here. The Settlers is one of the many 'God' games ...  Read the complete review

This was probably one of the first Amiga games that really made me interested in the Amiga. I remember seeing this at a friends house and playing against them at it, while the split-screen made some things annoying for this type of game, being a fan of similar types of games in the genre I loved it. As soon as I got an Amiga myself I had to get this game (luckily it was quite cheap at the time too). The game was simple in it's idea, yet surprisingly complex in how it played. The basic idea was that you controlled a group of settlers, starting with a castle you had to expand your settlement until you controlled the whole map, or at least you had no enemies ...  Read the complete review

The Settlers is a game where you must build up a civilization. You do this by selecting an area in which to build your empire. You must choose carefully, you need resources such as stone, wood, fish, coal etc to be able to build effectively. Once you have chosen your area you will be in a race against other settlers to become the most powerful in the land. There are many different buildings you need to create in order for your empire to grow. Buildings such as forester. The forester goes hand in hand with the sawmill. These two buildings together provide you with planks of wood to build with. You get the idea. You must manage all your ...  Read the complete review